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Birds & Birding

Brown-Headed Cowbird

Barred Owl

A swallow with a dragonfly in its beak

Wood duck and her chicks 2014

Whatever the season, whatever the weather, Manchaug Pond and its watershed is a great place to go birding! Look to the skies for common sightings of eagles, osprey and turkey vultures; to the water for heron, cormorants and ducks; and to the land for Pileated woodpeckers, kingfisher and wild turkey. In the quiet of the night, listen for the early AM hoo hoo hoooing of a barred owl, or kayak the coves for nesting wood ducks or visit for the occasional migratory bufflehead or common mergenser or snowy egret.

This list and photos represent sightings from resident birders on Manchaug Pond and in the watershed: